Ludwigia linearis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Onagraceae
Family (Traditional)	Onagraceae
Genus	Ludwigia
Species:	Ludwigia linearis Walter
Common Name	Narrowleaf Primrose Willow; Eastern Narrowleaf Seedbox
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	6
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Lake (TN), Moore (TN), Putnam (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1987 - 2001

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0156269	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
UCHT020820	Moore	Tennessee			UCHT Ludwigia linearis
APSC0110925	Moore	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
APSC0099474	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156263	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156266	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156270	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156265	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
APSC0103669	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
APSC0110921	Moore	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156276	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156272	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156267	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156264	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156278	White	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156277	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
UCHT020819	Moore	Tennessee			UCHT Ludwigia linearis
APSC0110922	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
31234100354263	Coffee	Tennessee	24 Aug 1992	Henry R. DeSelm	EKY Ludwigia linearis
31234100555133	Coffee	Tennessee	24 Aug 1992	Hal R. DeSelm s.n.	EKY Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156271	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
APSC0008913	Giles	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
HTTU028031	Lake	Tennessee			HTTU Ludwigia linearis
HTTU010727	Cumberland	Tennessee			HTTU Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156268	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
APSC0113265	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
APSC0116598	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
APSC0008903	White	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
APSC0110924	Moore	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
N/A	Coffee	Tennessee	06 Sep 1996	Landon E. McKinney	UOS Ludwigia linearis
UOS04567	Coffee	Tennessee	18 Sep 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Ludwigia linearis
UOS04566	Coffee	Tennessee	06 Sep 1997	Landon E. McKinney	UOS Ludwigia linearis
BRIT133555		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia linearis
BRIT133554		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia linearis
31234100555117	Coffee	Tennessee	17 Jul 2001	Dwayne Estes 2636	EKY Ludwigia linearis
31234100555141	Putnam	Tennessee	29 Jul 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5154	EKY Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156262	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
APSC0110923	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
APSC0110920	Moore	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
BRIT133564		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia linearis
BRIT133556		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia linearis
BRIT133560		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156274	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156275	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
TENN-V-0156273	Moore	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia linearis
APSC0068477	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
BRIT133559		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia linearis
BRIT133562		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia linearis
BRIT133561		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia linearis
APSC0110919	Moore	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia linearis
BRIT133558		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia linearis
BRIT133563		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia linearis
BRIT133557		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia linearis

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